Life is rosy for Pink

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Cameron Adams
June 01, 2009 12:00am
PINK'S record-breaking Australian tour is also helping to rekindle her marriage.
The singer and husband Carey Hart will spend most of the 14-week tour together.
"It's the most time we've ever been able to spend together," Pink said yesterday in an exclusive interview backstage.
The pair have co-ordinated their schedules. Motocross champion Hart will perform around Australia in the same cities his wife tours.
"It took us seven years to work it out," Pink said."We got married and I went on the road for two years. That's about as long as we were married. It's definitely hard."
The pair separated last year but began dating again this year.
"We're better people now," Pink said. "There's something about me and Carey. Our lives don't make sense unless we have each other to p--- off. It's kind of perfect."
Several of the songs in Pink's Funhouse tour document their emotional split.
"It was a rough year. I make light of it because I'm sarcastic but it was a rough time. Just because we're back together doesn't take away what we went through."
However, Pink denied rumours they would renew their vows. "We hate paperwork. We never went there," she said.
The star said she didn't want to renew her vows while her gay friends in the US could not legally tie the knot.
"I don't want to be part of this elitist group who have more rights than others. I'm conflicted about marriage. Carey and I just think 'Whatever. Let's just be in love'."
Pink will capture her historic Australian tour by filming a live DVD here.
The star is enjoying being able to wander around Australian cities on her days off.
"I can walk to a cinema and go to a bar and not be bothered, and I love that," she said.
"I'm not lauded as this pretentious, contrived superstar here."

Should kids be allowed at concerts?

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By CLEMENTINE FORD
May 30, 2009 11:30pm
ONCE upon a time, there was a magical land in which children (who were sent to bed before 8.30 whether they liked it or not) lived in anticipation of the day they would come of age and be allowed to do Grown-Up Things.
The Grown-Ups that these children so longed to be appeared to have glamorous night-time lives of excitement and adventure; with practically no bedtime to speak of, they were free to watch as much M-rated TV as they liked, imbibe liquor to their hearts' content and mutter all the rude words their adult minds could devise.
The especially precocious among the children might demand to know exactly why THEY weren't allowed to do all these things too – especially when their older siblings were flaunting their newly-won rights all over the house.
To their intense (and constant) disappointment, the only answer they were ever given was "because you're not old enough".
"That's NOT fair!" they might cry.
"Life's not fair, bucko," the Grown-Ups would reply. "Get used to it." And that would be that.
Sadly, the inventions of political correctness and modern Christian family "associations" have seen such a magical land relegated to the annals of mythology.
Could it possibly have been so? we whisper. Might there have once been a time when children were encouraged to be children, but (more importantly) grown-ups were allowed to be Grown-Ups?
Children have somehow become the arbiters of what is and isn't acceptable for adults to enjoy.
Consider the parents who complain about evening TV; worried their children might be exposed to the "seedy" side of real life (lesbians kissing! on free-to-air!), some parents expend 80 per cent of their energy whingeing on talkback radio or writing letters to the editor demanding SOMETHING be done.
Perhaps I'm being too harsh. After all, how can they rely on the TV to babysit for them if scandalous images of unnatural sex addictions keep popping up before the watershed?
Earlier this week, US pop sensation Pink played to a sold-out crowd at the Entertainment Centre. A lass who's particularly popular among the aforementioned lesbians (don't worry, it's not contagious), Pink performed a raunchy version of the Divinyls' I Touch Myself while tucked into a sequinned brassiere and a pair of slashed leggings. It was a va-va-voomish display that was not at odds with the cheeky, sexually powerful and highly politicised nature of both Pink and her music.
Yet according to several comments on the AdelaideNow website, parents were "disgusted" at the "pornographic" nature of the show. One mother reported her daughter had cried all the way home – an irrational reaction that can only be due to the fact she was TOO YOUNG to go in the first place.
Tell us what you think below
Pink and others of her ilk are not children's entertainers. Culture shouldn't be blanketly screened and regulated based on what is and isn't appropriate for children.
There will come a day when your children are old enough to decide for themselves, but until then, can we not get back to sending the kids to bed before 8.30 and letting the Grown-Ups have some fun for a change?
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Hand on Hart, I love Pink

Peter Rolfe
May 31, 2009 12:00amPeter Rolfe

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PINK and her daredevil husband Carey Hart are considering renewing their wedding vows after her marathon Australian tour.
The famous couple are using the singer's Funhouse tour to rekindle their relationship and Hart said last night they might exchange vows again when they returned to the US.
Pink and Hart separated in February last year after two years of marriage, but have since reunited and will spend the next three months touring Australia for her sold-out shows.
"We have nothing planned while we're here," he said when asked about the couple renewing their vows.
"We're definitely back together and moving forward.
"All the little stuff will sort itself out.
"The main goal is to be together on tour and right now that's what we're doing."
Hart also said they were searching for an AFL team to support during their Melbourne visit.
"We're going to try to get to a game for sure," Hart said.
Pink and Hart gave a public display of affection yesterday, kissing outside Rod Laver Arena as the motocross star treated fans to a sample of his high-flying two-wheel feats.
The pop star twice stopped to view the action between sound checks at Rod Laver where she last night played the first of 15 shows.
The star of hits such as So What? and Get the Party Started said she had hatched a plan to keep Hart entertained in a corporate box at each of her shows.
"I make sure he has a beer constantly," she said.
"A constant supply of VB."
Pink also joked about breaking Australian music star John Farnham's record of 12 sold-out solo Melbourne shows.
"He gave me his blessing," she said.
Pink sent the crowd into a frenzy when she arrived unannounced at Hart's motocross exhibition in a sleek black Jaguar.
Security held back hordes of teenage fans who rushed forward to catch a glimpse of their hero, hours before she was due on stage.
Nationally, her tour has sold more than 530,000 tickets, including more than 158,000 in Melbourne.
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Pink mania hits MelbournePink will perform two concerts in Melbourne this weekend and the fans cannot wait. Many braved Melbourne's wintry weather to ensure top seats at her opening show.

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Swine flu related Pink news

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Hotels spurn swine flu isolation plan
TORY SHEPHERD, HEALTH REPORTER and AGENCIES
May 29, 2009 11:35pm
HOTELS are outraged at expectations they will look after people with swine flu.
It was revealed yesterday that some Sydney hotels were evicting infected people, in fear of the bad publicity they could bring.
Federal Health Minister Nicola Roxon said she was "concerned" by the reports.
"We do need to remind the hospitality industry, as much as the general public, that this is a treatable disease, that as long as proper protocols are followed, there is a way to manage, ensuring the disease is not spread either to other customers or to staff," she said.
Under the National Pandemic Action Plan, hotels are being used to isolate people who have been in contact with the disease.
But the Australian Hotels Association says it is inappropriate for hotels to house people who are actually sick.
"It was never our understanding that hotels would be expected to accommodate people who have been diagnosed with a disease," AHA chief executive officer Bill Healey said.
"This is a health issue and people diagnosed with swine flu should be located in a health facility."
The Federal Government also said yesterday that Australia is not ready to ban public gatherings, but it could happen if the disease spreads.
There are now 207 confirmed Australian cases of swine flu and six closed schools, mostly in Victoria. The Advertiser understands several people attended the Pink concert this week although they were meant to be in home isolation.
"We have very clear advice to date that trying to restrict domestic travel, public transport, mass events, is not an appropriate step to be taking at this stage," Ms Roxon said.
"We are a long way off, I think, given the numbers and the incidents to date, of needing to close down those public events."
SA Health chief medical officer Professor Paddy Phillips said there were no plans in SA to cancel sporting events, or to close any schools or workplaces.

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Victoria urged to close down every school for week
Julie-Anne Davies and Lauren Wilson May 30, 2009
VICTORIA has passed the point where the spread of swine flu can be prevented and should immediately close every school in the state for a week to slow the progress of the virus, a federal government influenza adviser has warned.
There were last night 209 confirmed cases of swine flu nationally, with 138 cases in Victoria.
Tasmania also reported its first case.
Although seven Victorian schools have been closed in steps to contain the virus and a further 27 identified as "affected", governments and health authorities insist the scale of the outbreak does not warrant wholesale school closures or cancellations of major public events. But Raina MacIntyre, an infections diseases expert and a member of Australia's Pandemic Influenza Advisory Group, said yesterday the time had come to consider more drastic steps.
"We're at the stage now in Victoria where a blanket closure of all schools and pre-schools should be on the agenda and a decision needs to be made quickly," Professor MacIntyre told The Weekend Australian.
Federal Health Minister Nicola Roxon conceded yesterday that the focus of Australia's pandemic response would invariably shift from trying to contain the virus to treating it.
She said there were communities in Victoria that had already moved to the next phase in the pandemic plan.
"Where we have a large number of cases, we are doing a lot of the things that are in the contain - and some that are even in the sustain - phase because we need to be taking appropriate action for each community," Ms Roxon said.
"But we have our Chief Medical Officer assessing, hour by hour, let alone day by day, whether that needs to be upgraded."
Professor MacIntyre said Victoria needed to shift from trying to contain swine flu, and instead focus on delaying the inevitable onset of its most virulent stage.
"As much as possible must be done now to try and delay the peak of the virus and hopefully the size of that peak when it comes while we wait for a vaccine, which is still a few months off, to become available," Professor McIntyre said.
In Japan, authorities closed more than 1000 schools in the cities of Kobe and Osaka - where most of its swine flu infections were centred - and cancelled major public events to stop the spread of the virus.
In Britain, one confirmed case of a 13-year-old student at Eton College, the alma mater of princes William and Harry, has prompted the closure for a week of the country's most exclusive school.
Asked yesterday whether Australians should start restricting their social contact and avoid large gatherings such as football matches and concerts, Kevin Rudd told Melbourne radio 3AW: "Let's simply wait for advice. I think that is the responsible course of action.
"The challenge for us is to make sure we work our way through this calmly and methodically and act in response to each piece of advice that we receive."
Concerns have been raised that expected crowds at weekend AFL matches in Melbourne and two Pink concerts, for which 156,000 tickets have been sold, have the potential to quickly exacerbate the spread of virus.
Michael Coppel, whose touring company is bringing the American pop star to Melbourne this weekend, hit out at the media for fanning swine flu paranoia.
Mr Coppel said there were "no plans to counter the threatened pandemic and no indication of any decline in attendance or ticket buying interest as a result of the shameless media beat-up currently occupying the front pages of all media".
While St Kilda football club players were advised to wear face masks on their flight from Melbourne to the Gold Coast yesterday, AFL chief executive Andrew Demetriou likened the cancellation of weekend football matches to shutting down the entire CBD.
"I am sure health authorities have got advice on all that but I hope it doesn't affect crowds," Mr Demetriou said. "Come along to the football because you are just as likely to catch a virus at Chadstone Shopping Centre."
Peace campaigners used swine flu as an argument to cancel the biennial Australia-US military exercise Operation Talisman Sabre, which is due to begin on July 6. About 15,000 US troops and 8000 Australian Defence Force personnel are due to take part.
Seven dedicated swine flu clinics are now in operation across Victoria to help emergency departments cope with an influx of people concerned they may have contracted the H1N1 virus.
Of the 39 new cases of swine flu confirmed in Victoria last night, 26 people were of school age. Across the nation, there were last night 48 cases of swine flu in NSW, 11 in Queensland, seven in South Australia, three in the ACT and one each in Western Australia and Tasmania.
The first case in Tasmania, a 62-year-old woman, was a passenger on the cruise ship Pacific Dawn.
So far, the Northern Territory has not been affected by the virus.
The commonwealth Chief Medical Officer is expected to release protective gear from the nation's stockpile as GPs around the country, especially in Victoria, run low on masks and gowns.
With more than 3000 Victorians in home quarantine, a flu expert warned that the Australian public were not taking the health warnings around swine flu seriously enough.
Robert Booy, head of clinical research at the National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance at the University of Sydney, said: "People need to understand that this is going to get serious.
"We've probably got thousands of infected people now and so far most have only been affected mildly but that will change.
"People must wash their hands, stay at home if they're coughing and generally take some personal responsibility for their health and those around them."

Pink and Hubby Make History Down Under

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Pink is going down in the books after selling more shows at Melbourne Rod Laver Arena than Aussie pop star John Farnham, who holds the current record at 12.
The singer kicked off what is being touted as the biggest tour in the history of Australia last Friday in Perth.
"I would be shocked if I ever saw a tour of this size again in this country," tour promoter Michael Coppel said.
For her part, Pink says she's "ready."
Adding, "It's more than I've ever done before...the band is really tight."
The 50-date tour has reportedly sold over 520,000 tickets to date and will feature aerial acrobatics and freestyle motocross shows with hubby Carey Hart.

Royal Children's Hospital thinks Pink as star cheers kids

Cameron Adams
May 29, 2009 12:00am
IT takes a lot to silence outspoken rock star Pink. But a visit to sick fans at the Royal Children's Hospital yesterday left the chart-topper subdued.
"I am very rarely speechless, but that was one of those moments," Pink said yesterday. "The kids are so sweet and so strong."
The star and her husband, Carey Hart, were having a day off from her 14-week Funhouse tour.
"It's a nice thing to do but it's really hard, really intense," Pink said.
"It's a totally humbling experience. I was a really sick kid, I grew up in the hospital, but not for the same reasons as these kids."
Pink scheduled the visit after postponing it last tour.
"My mum and my stepmum are both nurses. I've gone to a bunch of different places. I went to a hospital in Sydney last time but I didn't get to Melbourne. I love walking into the room and seeing the outspoken kid, the crazy one. I hope the kids enjoy it, too."
Pink, who donated $250,000 to the Victorian bushfire appeal, specially visited a child affected by the fires who wished to remain anonymous.
She stayed to meet children and staff for an hour after photographers left.
"The camera thing freaks me out, that part's never my idea," she said. "If the kids are happy to see themselves in the paper that's all good. I like that they get to show off to their brothers and sisters who aren't there."
Pink appears tomorrow and Sunday at Rod Laver Arena.
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Pink's tickled by Adelaide

CALLIE WATSON
May 27, 2009 12:01am
PINK last night proved she is one of the world's best rock stars by putting on a display of dynamic acrobatics, extravagant costumes and powerhouse vocals.
The packed and raucous Adelaide Entertainment Centre audience far from said So What (her latest hit) in response to the 29-year-old superstar's performance – lapping up her every minute on stage.
Since arriving in South Australia at the weekend, Pink, who last appeared in Adelaide two years ago, has indulged in wine tasting at Penfolds, cycled through Adelaide and had lunch at the Convention Centre, but last night she got down to business.
Performing the third Australian concert – the first in Adelaide – of her mammoth Funhouse Australian tour that takes in 50 dates over three months, Pink started the spectacle by appearing in a film clip astride a motorcycle and belted out several lines of AC/DC's Highway to Hell.
She suddenly appeared like a jack-in-a-box, rising from beneath the stage to high above the crowd – which erupted into a deafening roar.
As she launched into Bad Influence the rock star crooned "wind me up and watch me go, it's electrifying" – and this was exactly what the crowd got.
The amazingly eye-catching set was a cross between a circus tent and the Paris' famous Moulin Rouge. The startling array of support characters, which ranged from a ballerina to french maids, were equally impressive.
Starting with popular songs from her first albums, including Just Like a Pill and Who Knew, Pink progressed to the anthemic So What and Sober from her latest album.
During Sober, the U.S. songstress again rose above the crowd, this time wearing a blinfold as she twisted and turned as part of a daring trapeze.
When she paused to take a breath- one of the few times she did so despite the level of difficulty with the show's acrobatics- the crowd was on the edge its seat.
Humourous interactions with the audience included asking one section of the crowd if they could be on "nipple watch''- a reference to a costume that almost failed to cover both breasts and a mention that she had been "thinking to much'' thanks to Penfolds.
Wearing a yellow jacket and a colourful purple, black and white leotard, Pink convincingly performed Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody.
Other covers included a sultry version of The Divynls' I Touch Myself as she sat on a couch wearing nothing but a lacy bra and leggings and Crazy by Gnarls Barkely.
The spectacular encore saw Pink sing popular track Get the Party started and end with more acrobatics- this time it was a bungy-jump style fall as glitter fell from the sky during the fitting finale Glitter in the Air .
Pink will perform at the Entertainment Centre again tonight.
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